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The nature of human relations is evolutionary It changes over time as our society adjusts to our ever-changing environment These changes can be positive or negative and sometimes necessary changes have both positive and negative consequences on our lives It seems that the overall nature of current human relations can best be determined by examining human interaction in a few key areas Interaction in the workplace the school and the home as well as interaction among strangers can be analyzed to provide an accurate description There are many factors that can have an effect on our interaction in each of these settings The workplace is an environment in which there is generally a high degree of personal interaction Recent technological advances have made it much easier for people to communicate with one another The emergence of the Internet in the 1990s has forever changed the way that people will interact with one another E-mail has become a way to connect with co-workers anywhere in the world No longer is one confined to only communicating with people in their department or office The increasing popularity of cellular phones had also changed human relations One can now be reached virtually anytime anywhere Although technology has made human relations easier in the workplace it has also decreased the amount of face-to-face interaction People are relying immensely on technology and it has become simply easier to send an e-mail to someone than to physically go and talk to them Technology has also created the virtual workplace where people can work from the confines of their own home This has drastically reduced the amount of personal interaction between workers This new type of workplace is only in its beginning phase and will continue to gain popularity in the next millennium The cultural diversity of the typical workplace has increased greatly over the last decade This increase in diversity has come from a couple of sources First many companies were

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